Collection Contents

Includes certificates, awards, newspaper clippings, funeral programs, and correspondence that document the life of Joshua
Rose.

Arrangement

Arranged by format.

Box 1:1

Assorted certificates, awards, and newspaper clippings1937-1984

Box 1:2

Funeral program and obituary 1987

Box 1:3

Correspondence1947-1979

Y.M.C.A. Oakland

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

Contains a file of correspondence exchanged between Rose and Wesley Hester of the
Northeast Branch YMCA during the 1960s. Topics covered include the activities of the various branches of the YMCA in Oakland
and evaluations of programs offered in these branches.

Box 1:4

Correspondence1966-1967

Political Activities

Physical Description: 16 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

Includes materials relating to Rose's appointment to the Board of Playground Directors
and to the Oakland City Council. Documents about his term on the Board of Playground
Directors consist primarily of clippings announcing his appointment. The City Council files are
more extensive, encompassing clippings about both the appointment and Rose's subsequent
activities as councilman, as well as correspondence and such miscellaneous materials as business
cards and certificates. A series of appointment books dating from his appointment in 1964 to his
retirement in 1977 provide listings of meetings and appointments for his entire term.

Arrangement

Arranged by name of political office and thereafter by format and by date.

Box 1:5

Board of Playground Directors 1945-1967

Oakland City Council

Box 1:6

Letters of congratulation1964-1965

Box 1:7

Newspaper clippings1964-1977

Box 1:8

Certificates of election1965-1973

Box 1:9

Correspondence1969-1973

Box 1:9

Inauguration ceremonies program1969

Box 1:9

An ode to the meter maidsundated

Box 1:10

Election flyers1980

Box 1:11

Retirement1977

Box 1:12

Boards and commissions1973

Box 1:13

Appointment books1964-1978

Box 2:1-5

Appointment books1965-1978

Photographs

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

Consists of photographs documenting Rose's family and his political activities. Includes portraits of Rose and of his family,
as well as publicity shots of Rose in City Council meetings and at official functions.